WALLA WALLA AND VICINITY. SV1
Verein Eintracht, Sodb of Temperance, The annual rainfall of th'u region, m
Scientific Society, Grand Army of the a general role, is proportionate to tho al
Republic, Library Association, anil Mil- titude, a shown by tho following table:
itia. Atuiu. mu a i u ri.
The imposing brick and cement court Wallula 310 ft. . . . 9 inches.
boose, of which an engraving is given, Walls Walls ...,1,0W " ....IS "
was completed in 1882, at a cost of fi0,. Dayton l.fiTO u ... .'21
000.00. The handsome opera house was Observations are rather meager, but no
built two years later, and is the finest in far as made, indicate tho altitude of one
the territory. The city has a splendid thousand feet as aUmt the limit, below
fire department, and possesses two steam which it is dangerous for tho farmer U
fire engines and a hook and ladder ap- venture, if ho is to depend on rain and
paratua. There is an ample supply of snow for moisture. Alwvo this limit is
good spring water, which is thoroughly situated tho famous wheat licit; Wlow
distributed by water works, (las works, is the arid desert So far as irrigation
an electric light system, a telephone cir- has lieen introduced on tho dry, warm
cuit, three daily and weekly newspapers, soil of the lower levels, it has proved to
good hotels, numerous largo stores, car- bo highly successful, lly tho aid of a
rying valuable stocks of goods, two brew, largo amount of capital, f urnuhod by a,
eries, many shops, etc, combine to make sociations or tho territory, vast tracts ou
a wealthy, populous, busy and prosjwr- tho Ixiwcr Umatilla, Walla Walla, Ton
ous city, possessing the advantage of chet, and Yakima can bo turned into
known stability, gained by a gradual rich garden spots, and without doubt, at
and steady growth through along series no distant day, this will b done. I'ri
of years. Such advantages must com- vate enterprise Iim already accomplished
mend it to all persons seeking to invest much in this direction in Yakima coun
their means in oue of our growing west- ty. Tho climate of this region is U.th
ern cities, and draw the attention and bealthf ul and pleasaut It hol.U a mean
careful consideration of all promoters of between the moist, equablo climat of
new enterprises in this region. the coast districts and tho great ritn tuo
Until 1875, Walla Walla county em- of host and cold in tho interior of tho
braced all that portion of the territory continent
east of the Columbia and south of Snake The following data and sUti.tics for
river. It was then divided, the eastern 1S kindly furnuhed by II. I. Ulan
portion being made the county of Col- ford, oU-rver at the Walla Walla U.K.
umbia, which has since been apportioned signal office, aro of general interest :
to the three counties of Columbia, (Jar- u -m-rturr, . -A, In J'jr.
field and Asotin. u-imtw. lo o. In July.
The census of 1883 shows that there -
... , U 11. r,. llKlirl Birll lrliTIU!c. ,fl , In July.
were cultivated in Walla V alia county, Wy f .
a total of one hundred and seventy thou- iin.mlelA tt)ntftMuuiuy ,rA n, ia J.
sand and fifty-two acres, or one-third uilAy tute 4 trmj. , y$ o, in Ail.
of the total area. The average yield per Milmum u-o.j.. Ikw ttmint -ut. Is .L;
acre, for a number of seasons, is twenty. M.nim Uk lj-.ut, K-U,..
five bushels of wheat, forty bushels o . . . . ion!-,
barley, forty-five bushels of oaU and itumM, ' n rii. ( W.
thirty bushels of corn. The maxim am iwliy, IU
yield is more than doable this amount iWihr. "